Ever since our Deep Justice work, I have been so much more attuned to the ways that I (and others around me) are so well-intentioned, and yet we make so many assumptions, snap judgments, and false steps in ministry to and with those who are in poverty.
In our field, who doesn’t?
Kara and Michael discuss ways community mapping can be a tool to help you discover and utilize local assets in urban youth ministry.
One of the fun things about working at FYI is the incredible folks we get to interact with and serve alongside.
Yesterday I helped host a webinar on urban ministry with staff from Youth For Christ. Dr. Michael Mata, who teaches in our FYI Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program…
New studies are linking impulsivity in childhood with a whole host of troubles as adults.
So my mom passed on this Newsweek article to me entitled “The Shame of Family Films”.
OK, this list of what NOT do do as parents sent to me by a friend and parent of a high school and college student is a bit flippant…
When 15-year-olds were asked what adults who really “get” them (understand them) do to show it, here’s what they said, as reported in the Search Institute 2010 Teen Voice Report:
I’m a fan of the Search Institute. Their 40 Developmental Assets have been very important in the way we think about holistic ministry.
